Hotels in the city of Rome

The Monumento Nazionale a Vittorio Emanuele II (National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II) or Altare della Patria (Altar of the Fatherland) or "Il Vittoriano" is a monument to honour Victor Emmanuel, the first king of a unified Italy. It is located in Rome, Italy. It occupies a site between the Piazza Venezia and the Capitoline Hill (...)

(palace) in central Rome, just north of the Capitoline Hill. Its name recalls that it once served as the embassy of the Republic of Venice. Begun in 1455, the building was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Rome; although it was built around the medieval tower at the right of its facade (...)

to the left The Piazza Venezia is a piazza in central Rome, at . It takes its name from the adjacent Palazzo Venezia. The piazza is at the foot of the Capitoline Hill and near the Roman Forum. It is dominated by the imposing Victor Emmanuel II monument. This is the large central square in the hub of Rome. Piazza Venezia has a constant stream of traffic, yet no traffic lights (...)

Trajan's Column is a monument in Rome raised in honour of the Roman emperor Trajan and constructed by the architect Apollodorus of Damascus at the order of the Roman Senate. It is located in Trajan's Forum, built near the Quirinal Hill, north of the Roman Forum. Completed in 113, the freestanding column is most famous for its spiral bas relief, which commemorates Trajan's victory in the (...)

The fountain in the Piazza d'Aracoeli, at the base of the Capitoline Hill, overshadowed by the massive ''Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II'' and the long staircases descending respectively and nearly in parallel from the Campidoglio and the unembellished church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli. It is one of the first, and simplest, of Renaissance fountains that would embellish the city (...)

Santa Maria di Loreto is a 16th century church in Rome, located just across the street from the Trajan's Column, near the giant Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II. The construction of this church was started in 1507 by Antonio da Sangallo the younger, with an octagonal floor plan; the dome and the lantern were completed by Jacopo del Duca some 75 years later (...)

Santa Maria in Aracoeli ("St. Mary of the Altar of Heaven") is a titular basilica church in Rome, located on the highest summit of the Campidoglio. It is still the designated Church of the Italian Senate and the Roman people (''Senatus Populusque Romanus''). Originally the church was named ''Santa Maria in Capitolo'', since it was sited on the Capitoline Hill (Campidoglio) of Ancient (...)

(centre of picture) leading from Piazza di Ara Coeli to Piazza del Campidoglio Cordonata (Italian noun, from ''cordone'', meaning "lineal architectonic element which emphasizes a limit") is a sloping road composed of transversal stripes ("cordoni"), which are made with stone or bricks. It has a form almost similar to a flight of steps, but allows the transit of horses and donkeys (...)

The Capitoline Hill, between the Forum and the Campus Martius, is one of the most famous and highest of the seven hills of Rome. By the 16th century, ''Capitolino'' had become ''Campidoglio'' in the Roman dialect. In modern Italian, ''campidoglio'' also refers to any capitol building. Similarly, the English word ''capitol'' derives from ''Capitoline'' (...)

The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius in Rome, Italy, is made of bronze and stands 11’ 6” tall. Although the emperor is mounted, it exhibits many similarities to standing statues of Augustus. The original version from ancient Rome is now on display in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, with the one now standing in the open air of the Piazza del Campidoglio being a replica made in 1981 (...)